Creative Emotion

“How are you feeling today?” We may think of emotions as universal responses, felt inside. Using decades-long, cutting-edge research, acclaimed psychologist Batja Mesquita asks us to reconsider emotions through the lens of what they do in our relationships, both one-on-one and within larger social networks.

Former Nike CMO Greg Hoffman shares lessons and stories on the power of creativity drawn from almost three decades of experience within Nike. A celebration of ingenuity and a call-to-arms for brand-builders to rediscover the human element in forming consumer bonds, Emotion by Design is an insider’s guide to unlocking inspiration within a brand and building stronger emotional connections with consumers.

This is the true story of how—at the age of 39—Laurie Todd got on a yellow brick road and began her hero’s journey. As we embark on a hero’s journey, we are lifted out of our everyday lives into a place where impossible things happen and magical helpers appear. In every mythic journey, there’s a truth that needs to be revealed. To reveal our truth, we must slay the dragon, guess the sphinx’s riddle, find the golden fleece. This is a story about deep feelings. Primal feelings.

As thought-provoking as Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence, psychologist Mary-Elaine Jacobsen's The Gifted Adult draws on a wide range of groundbreaking research and her own clinical experience to show America's 20 million gifted adults how to identify and free their extraordinary potential. The Gifted Adult presents the first practical tool for rating your Evolutionary Intelligence Quotient through an in-depth personality-type profile.

UPDATED 2022 EDITION! These two bestselling writing and editing handbooks, “The Writer’s Guide to Character Emotion” and “The Writer’s Guide to Character Expression” have been updated and combined to create one remarkable single volume! This comprehensive edition contains descriptive writing tools to help writers craft a riveting novel that instantly grabs a reader’s attention. Writers will gain the essential skills needed to craft realistic emotions, visceral responses, and body language to deepen characterization that you can easily and quickly apply to your own writing. ...

You have the opportunity to lead: to show up with confidence, connected to others, and committed to a purpose in a way that inspires others to follow. Maybe it's in your workplace, or in your relationships, or simply in your own life. But great leadership - leadership that aligns teams, inspires action, and achieves results - is hard. And what makes it hard isn't theoretical, it's practical. It's not about knowing what to say or do. It's about whether you're willing to experience the discomfort, risk, and uncertainty of saying or doing it.

WORKBOOK ON HOW TO CREATE POSITIVE EMOTIONS This book lets you practice what you have learnt in the book by the same name. Each day, come back to it in the evening and complete each exercise given to the best of your capability. No one is judging you here as you slowly take tiny steps towards achieving your dreams and aspirations You are trying to make a new you and you cannot take the ELEVATOR to that destination. You must go up the stairs, one step at a time. In this book, you will be able to write about your journey of a duration of 24 days. You must continue the practices for a total of...

Discover the Strength in Your Shadow: A Step-by-Step Guide to Transformation, Growth, and Empowerment Beneath the polished surface you show the world lies a side of you that you rarely acknowledge—an emotional, reactive, or deeply wounded part of your psyche that influences your thoughts, decisions, and relationships in ways you may not even realize. In Jungian psychology, this is known as the Shadow—an unconscious force molded by past trauma, painful experiences, and societal expectations. Unhealed wounds from your Shadow can affect every area of your life—your relationships, career,...

EMDR is designed to ease the distress you associate with traumatic memories, combining cognitive, somatic, and emotion-focused therapies with bilateral stimulation—usually guided eye movements.

Early in his career, Dan Beaver discovered that people were never taught how to develop an intimate relationship. We are taught how to read, how to write, drive, play sports, and use a computer. But nowhere in our society are we taught how to develop or maintain an intimate relationship. Most of us learned from TV shows. Some generations were taught by Ozzie and Harriet Nelson or Ward and June Cleaver. Other generations learned from their favorite soap operas, or maybe The Waltons, Cliff and Clair Huxtable, Roseanne, Friends, or 7th Heaven.

Recent dramatic advances in our understanding of gratitude have changed the question from "does gratitude work?" to "how do we get more of it?" This book explores evidence-based practices in a compelling and accessible way and provides a step-by-step guide to cultivating gratitude in our lives. Living Gratitude also shows how religious, philosophical, and spiritual traditions validate the greatest insights of science about gratitude.

Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through this journey. But in surprising ways, she’s discovered how to let go of bound-up resentment and overcome the resistance to forgiving people who aren’t willing to make things right. With deep empathy, therapeutic insight, and rich Bible teaching coming out of more than 1,000 hours of theological study, Lysa will help you stop suffering because of what other people have done to you.

Struggling with toxic behaviors that push others away? You’re not alone—and change is possible. This audiobook offers practical, adaptable strategies to overcome toxic habits, build emotional intelligence, and create lasting relationships. Learn to set healthy boundaries, embrace vulnerability, and let go of self-sabotage.

Break free from toxic patterns, heal your emotional wounds, and become the secure, loving version of yourself you were always meant to be. A 2023 study published in Current Psychology revealed that unresolved emotional wounds are among the strongest predictors of toxic relationship behaviors—especially those rooted in control, blame, withdrawal, and emotional volatility. If you’ve ever found yourself repeating the same painful patterns in love, friendship, or family—despite your best intentions—this is not because you’re broken.

In recent years, there has been an overwhelming interest in the science of happiness and positive psychology, and many books on the subject. There is a good reason for this: It is a core, universal human drive. And while happiness has opened the door for many to move forward, there is a burgeoning curiosity about the full range of human emotions, all of which factor into the human experience. What do we do when life does not go as planned?

Creating a Life of Emotional Freedom: A Practical Guide to Healing, Resilience, and Authentic Living is a transformative guide designed to help you break free from the emotional baggage that holds you back. Whether you’re struggling with past wounds, limiting beliefs, or a lack of emotional resilience, this practical book offers actionable steps to heal, grow, and embrace a more authentic life. With clear explanations, relatable examples, and empowering exercises, this book provides a roadmap for achieving emotional freedom and lasting joy. You'll learn how to let go of the past, build ...

What if the real issue with your finances isn’t money, but the nonstop mental noise around it? You open your banking app and feel tension. You think about debt and feel shame. You try to plan, but freeze. Budgeting, saving, investing—everything feels tangled, heavy, overwhelming. This audiobook was made for that version of you. Stop Overthinking in Finances isn’t about getting rich. It’s about breaking free from the anxiety, shame, and perfectionism that cloud every financial decision.

Has your mind ever been filled with such negative thoughts that you even worry about what will happen in the following minutes? People do not know that this type of behavior is generated by overthinking, which can generate many more consequences, such as anxiety and depression. In this book, learn how to master your mind to build mental toughness to focus on the present. We will teach you everything you need to know so as not to compromise your mental health and, on the contrary, improve it and have a much better emotional well-being.

Success in virtually every aspect of life—career, friendship, love, and family—is determined mainly by one thing: how you deal with your feelings. In your most challenging moments, how did you respond? Did you fly off the handle? Were you paralyzed by indecision? Did you engage in behaviors that undermined your best intentions? Or did you exhibit grace under pressure and flourish? How you responded likely shaped what happened next. But emotion regulation isn’t a fixed trait, as many believe. It is a set of skills and strategies that must be learned, practiced, and refined over a lifetime.

BEST-SELLING BOOK ON PET LOSS AND GRIEF You wake up to silence, reminding you of the absence of paws padding softly across the floor. The toys remain untouched, collecting dust like the memories of joyful moments spent in each other’s company. Every corner of your home reminds you of the laughter and love shared, yet the void left is unmistakable as if a piece of your heart had been pulled away. Grieving the loss of a pet is a complicated journey that leaves many navigating a sea of emotions. It’s a struggle where sadness can often feel overwhelming, yet it’s also an opportunity to ...